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Nationality:
noun: Lithuanian(s)
adjective: Lithuanian

Ethnic groups:
Lithuanian 84.1%, Polish 6.6%, Russian 5.8%, Belarusian 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.2% (2011 est.)

Languages:
Lithuanian (official) 82%, Russian 8%, Polish 5.6%, other 0.9%, unspecified 3.5% (2011 est.)

Religions:
Roman Catholic 77.2%, Russian Orthodox 4.1%, Old Believer 0.8%, Evangelical Lutheran 0.6%, Evangelical Reformist 0.2%, other (including Sunni Muslim, Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) 0.8%, none 6.1%, unspecified 10.1% (2011 est.)

Population:
3,505,738
country comparison to the world: 134
note: Statistics Lithuania (the national statistical agency of Lithuania) estimates the country's total population at the start of 2013 to be 2,971,905, which takes into account the findings of Lithuania's 2011 census and the high rate of net outmigration since the country joined the EU in 2004 (July 2014 est.)
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 13.5% (male 243,001/female 230,674)
15-24 years: 12.5% (male 224,584/female 214,184)
25-54 years: 44.7% (male 782,238/female 785,521)
55-64 years: 12.2% (male 193,374/female 235,595)
65 years and over: 16.8% (male 207,222/female 389,345) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 44.9 %
youth dependency ratio: 22.1 %
elderly dependency ratio: 22.7 %
potential support ratio: 4.4 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 41.2 years
male: 38.5 years
female: 43.7 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.29% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 218
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Birth rate:
9.36 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
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Death rate:
11.55 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 30
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Net migration rate:
-0.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 143
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Urbanization:
urban population: 67.1% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: -0.27% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
VILNIUS (capital) 546,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female
total population: 0.89 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
26.7 (2011 est.)
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Maternal mortality rate:
8 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 163
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 6 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 171
male: 7.14 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.98 years
country comparison to the world: 87
male: 71.2 years
female: 81.02 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
1.29 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 217
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Contraceptive prevalence rate:
62.9%
note: percent of women aged 18-49 (2006)
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Health expenditures:
7% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 85
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Physicians density:
3.64 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
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Hospital bed density:
6.8 beds/1,000 population (2010)
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Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 99.3% of population
rural: 88.9% of population
total: 95.9% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.7% of population
rural: 11.1% of population
total: 4.1% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 98.7% of population
rural: 85.4% of population
total: 94.3% of population
unimproved:
urban: 1.3% of population
rural: 14.6% of population
total: 5.7% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
1,200 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: intermediate
vectorborne diseases: tickborne encephalitis (2013)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
27.6% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 38
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
5.4% of GDP (2010)
country comparison to the world: 61
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.7% (2011 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 17 years
male: 16 years
female: 17 years (2011)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 26.4%
country comparison to the world: 37
male: 29.9%
female: 21.8% (2012)